Mahinui Na
Lani Treehouse

Mahinui Na Lani was designed by internationally acclaimed
tree house builder Roderick Romero to fit into this ancient
forest as if to welcome Pele herself. We invite you to share
the experience of this floating structure anchored to the
trees whose roots are wrapped around a lava tube. Centuries
ago, when Kilauea spilled lava across what is now a lush
rain forest, a giant bubble rose up, and hardened. Lava
continued to flow through, to the ocean. Part of the ancient
forest that used to form the canopy on this island remains
on this site, offering its shelter to all who stay here.

Begin and end your adventures on the Big Island in the cedar
hot tub. Built to be green, with recycled and locally found
materials, and low impact waste systems. Water is by catchment.

Mahinui Na Lani is located about five minutes from the entrance gate
to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on the Big Island of Hawaii. A map
of the area may give the appearance of a neighborhood, yet as you
drive into Mauna Loa Estates, you are
surrounded by old rainforest, dense and green. There are houses, so
widely separated that ambient light after sundown is insufficient to
see your way while walking out at night. The effect is one of
serenity and privacy, in the midst of timeless forest.

This Treehouse is about a half mile from the main road, across from Volcano
Village where you will find restaurants, a gas station. two food stores, and
galleries. The treehouse is an intimate space designed for two people to
share. The hot tub seats two, as does the indoor table and outdoor table. In
the downstairs area there is a kitchen with cooktop, sink, refrigerator and
microwave oven, indoor seating for sharing meals and drinks, a Jotul propane
stove for heat, a comfortable sitting area and small flatscreen DVD player.

There is one queen sized bed, accessed up a ship's ladder through a trap
door. The shower is outdoors. Toilet is composting. Power is off the grid,
using generator, batteries, solar and wind power. This is a true eco-stay,
where you will have the opportunity for first hand experience in off-grid
green living. The treehouse can be a part of your volcano adventure - a
place to stay unlike either an ordinary vacation rental or standard hotel
room.